Dear Juno, or Any Other Teenager In The Same Situation
My name is Noah S. I am a senior at Foothill Technology High School. I respect the decision that you made and would like to express how I feel in this letter, about how you handled your situation.
I can understand your decisions made both at conception and when you decided to carry your pregnancy to term. I believe that you handled everything in a very mature manner. While many people may believe the sex portion happened prematurely, the fact is still that it happened. You had to pay the consequences of your actions, them being unprotected sex and getting pregnant. In any case, I respect the fact that you thoroughly thought out what you were going to do. You had the choice to either abort the baby, bring it to term and keep it, or to bring it to term and give it up for adoption. You granted a couple (well… a women) with the miracle of life, when she wasn’t capable of bearing a child herself. That is a wonderful thing.
I would not have judged you if you decided to get an abortion. In fact, I was quite surprised when you decided otherwise. I am pro-choice, and I am glad to see that you expressed your right by at least considering abortion. Seeing a 16 year old girl willingly carry a child is awe inspiring, especially because of the circumstances and where the child was going to go. I think that you could have approached the sex part with a bit more precaution. Condoms and birth control really aren’t that expensive. And you even said that the whole act was “planned. The sex part. Not the baby part.” You knew what you were getting yourself into. Please let the next child be planned.
As a student not much older than yourself, I don’t know how I would feel having a girl decide to bring our baby to term. From my stand point, I would feel obligated to support her and the child no matter what. But personally, I would try and urge her to get the abortion. It seems like a much more logical option only because we are so young and bringing another human being into the world is a very big deal. Having to put school on hold, and also our future plans on hold to provide and nurture for a child is something that I would not like to deal with.
I feel that you made the right decision, because you wanted to carry it. Whatever you felt was necessary was the right thing. It is in fact your body and your decision, and I am glad that you entitled Vanessa with the gift of life. I hope that you stay well and continue your life as a young adult would. Take care.
Dear Juno, or Any Other Teenager In The Same Situation
My name is Noah S. I am a senior at Foothill Technology High School. I respect the decision that you made and would like to express how I feel in this letter, about how you handled your situation.
I can understand your decisions made both at conception and when you decided to carry your pregnancy to term. I believe that you handled everything in a very mature manner. While many people may believe the sex portion happened prematurely, the fact is still that it happened. You had to pay the consequences of your actions, them being unprotected sex and getting pregnant. In any case, I respect the fact that you thoroughly thought out what you were going to do. You had the choice to either abort the baby, bring it to term and keep it, or to bring it to term and give it up for adoption. You granted a couple (well… a women) with the miracle of life, when she wasn’t capable of bearing a child herself. That is a wonderful thing.
I would not have judged you if you decided to get an abortion. In fact, I was quite surprised when you decided otherwise. I am pro-choice, and I am glad to see that you expressed your right by at least considering abortion. Seeing a 16 year old girl willingly carry a child is awe inspiring, especially because of the circumstances and where the child was going to go. I think that you could have approached the sex part with a bit more precaution. Condoms and birth control really aren’t that expensive. And you even said that the whole act was “planned. The sex part. Not the baby part.” You knew what you were getting yourself into. Please let the next child be planned.
As a student not much older than yourself, I don’t know how I would feel having a girl decide to bring our baby to term. From my stand point, I would feel obligated to support her and the child no matter what. But personally, I would try and urge her to get the abortion. It seems like a much more logical option only because we are so young and bringing another human being into the world is a very big deal. Having to put school on hold, and also our future plans on hold to provide and nurture for a child is something that I would not like to deal with.
I feel that you made the right decision, because you wanted to carry it. Whatever you felt was necessary was the right thing. It is in fact your body and your decision, and I am glad that you entitled Vanessa with the gift of life. I hope that you stay well and continue your life as a young adult would. Take care.
Sincerely,
Noah S.